Film-hanging device



G. E. IoI'INsIo.

FILM HANGING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED MAR. Il, 1921.

1,394,697. PIIIenIed oct. 25, 1921.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GUSTAIFv E. TORNSJO, F ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR TO BAOMANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.v

FILM-HANGING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patentedoct. a5, .1921.

. Application med March 11, 1921. serial No. 451,617.

a Acitizen of the UnitedStates, residing at St. Paul, in the county ofRamsey and State of Minnesota,E have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Film-Hanging Devices, of which the following is a speci;ication. Y

My inventionv relatesto film hanging devices, and an object is toprovide a device in which any desired number of film hanger units may besupported in spaced relation to each other and readily Yincreased ordecreased in number. Another object is to provide a film hanger unitwhich is so constructed that any desired number may be locked togetherupon a supporting member and heldin place upon the supporting member bysecuring one of said units thereto. Another object is to provide thefilm hangers with meansA for holding and protecting the orderscorresponding to the particular films so that the orders for the lmswill not only be prevented from becoming confused but will also beprevented from becoming soiled.

The full objects and'advantages of my inventionwill appear in connectionwith the detailed description, and the novel features embodied in myinventive idea will be particularly pointed out in the claims. In theaccompanying drawings which illustrate the application of my inventionin one form,-

Figure 1 is a view in vertical section showing my invention used inconnection with a treating tank. Fig. 2 is a view in vertical section onthe line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view in horizontal section on theline 3--3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is an elevational view showing my clipdetached and from the opposite side with relation to that shown in Fig.2. Fig. 5 is a view in section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

' Referring to the construction shown in the drawings, the numeral 10designates a supporting bar which may be of wood or other suitablematerial, and is adapted to support a plurality of hangers each of whichis made as a separate unit and is adapted to have a film clip attachedat its lower end. These hangers are stamped from sheet metal and are soconstructed that when in place on the bar 10 they will be held togetheron acc'ount of each one engaging the next one, and ths@ bange@ ar@ 1111@like ,with the eXCePf tien that the last one is bent somewhatdiferently from the others so that it may be secured directly .to thebar, and'thus hold all of the othery hangers from sliding movementthereon. Each'hanger unit consistsy of a body portion 12 which'is'providedwith an opening 14 for receiving the barf10, this openingbeingproduced by cutting three sides thereof and turning the inc'losedmaterial from the uncut upper side outwardlyv at right angles in orderto form the liange 16 above the opening 14. Another opening 18 is formedin similar manner but asv shown in Fig. 2 this opening'has its lowerportion narrower than its upper portion whereby a locking member 201sformed. At the uncut bottoni` of this latter opening, the metalis bentaway at right angles to form the ange 22 extending away from the bodyportion ot the hanger in the opposite direction from the flange 16 andseparated therefrom by the uncut strip 24 which is left in the plane ofthe body portion. It is apparent that on account of cutting out-theopening 18v in this manner, the outward portion of the 'flange 22 iswider than the` portion4 adjacent the body of the hanger, and as shownin 3, this wider portion of the flange is provided with a number ofnotches 26. The end hanger is cut out in the same manner as all of theother hang-ers and isthe same except that the -lange 22 is bentdownwardly to form an intermediate portion 28 and the outer end portionis then bent upwardly to provide a horizontal portion 30 which isprovided with a hole to receive screw or securing device 32. Pivoted at33 to the top of each hanger is a cap 34 which in the position Shown inFig. 1 is adapted to hold a paper 36 containing the order correspondingto a particular film and which, when turned into the dotted positionshown in Fig. 2, releases the paper so that it may be readily removed.AThe caps in this manner not only serve to prevent confusing the ordersfor the different ilms but also serveA to protect the paper carrying theorder from becoming soiled by the chemicals or otherwise. YSecured toeach hanger at 3S is a resilient member 40 having tongue 42 at its upperend for engagement with the bar 10 and having a projection` 44 at itslower end adapted to fit into a hole in the'lower and Of the hangenTbeproieaioa a when Y bar l and'secured thereto in the following thedevice is in use'eXtends throughra holeV 46 in the upperend of a ihnclip 48 having a pair of jaws, one of which at'its lower end is providedwith teeth 50 adapted to eX- tend intoV holes 52 in the lower end of theother j aw for holding a film F. y p

The operation and advantages of my 1nvention will be readily understoodfrom the foregoing description,

ber of hanger units may be placed on the manner.,-

The arstiiangeris emana@ endo-fuit bar being' placed onjthe lefthand endas" viewed in Fig; l. The flange 22 is-'allowed to extendout beyondthefendof the bar and the second hangerfis attached to'thevrst one bysliding" the lockingmember 2O "ot the second hanger up into-any one'ofthe notches 26 of the rst hangerlac'cording. to theJ par- 'Y ticularspacing desired. The tw'o hangers thus locked together are'slid alongVthebar so` thatthe flange 22 of the second hanger is leftprojectingbeyond the end ofthe bar and successive hangers are attached in thesamemanner until the desired number are positioned along the bar; iThese hangers are-all positivelyloclred together and are slid alongtogetheras they are added one after the other. Whenthe last hanger hasbeen locked. to the'adjacent Qneand slid on to the bar" the screw 32isvscr'e'w'ed down'through the opening in Vthe lhorizontal flange 30into the material `of thebar. This last hanger when thus securedserv'esto hold allot the hangers hangers-.in proper. position upon thebar. The spacing betweenthe hangers maybe v varied asV theyare beingplacedy on the bar resiliency of the mem according to which one of thenotches 26 of any particular hanger isfengaged by the locking member ofthefsucceeding hanger and the-free end of the flange 22 ofany-particular hanger will overlap more or less the flange-22 of `thesucceeding hanger. 4The hangers when-attached to the bar may be necti'onwith the fingers underneath the bar i other than aV horizontal keep thehangers in'upr'ight position so that the lilms cannot come into Contactwith each other4 even when the bar is supported in position; lclaiIn': YY 'Y LA hnhan'gingo.deveecomprisnga, supporting ,ineailier,H a pluralityefihangeri Any desired numunitsV adapted to be supported by said member,interengaging means on said hanger units for locking them together, andmeans on the last'one of. said unitsvfor securing :it

.tof-Said Supportingmember whereby all 0f said lhanger units will besecured in on said supporting member.

2. A film hanging device comprising a supporting bar, a plurality ofhanger units adapted to beV supported by saidbar, vlocking members onsaid' hanger units for engaging notches on the adjacent hanger 'unit,xandk means on thelast one ofsaid units for .securposition ing it to saidbar whereby'allot` saidhan'gen unitsrwill be secured in'position.onsaidibar'r 3; Apfllmfhangingdevice comprising al supportingfbar',fapluralityjof hanger units` adapted Vto besupportedV by said-kmr,y horisyi 'l Y zontal flanges on said hanger' units eachv of' which isprovidedwith a number ofnotches,

loclingmembersol said hangerunits 'adapt-.V

ed to be engaged in any one of lthe notcheson the adjacent hangerunit,'a'nd means onthe Y last one-of said units ,forsecu'ring it toYsaid bar whereby all'of said hanger units will be secured in positiononsaid'bar.

4. A' film' vhangerunit comprising a body.

member, Va 1 angeon said body member formed byibending'out a" partlycutout por-f tion of the material, said flange' having aD notch and aVlocking memberforme'dby one of the edges of said cutoutportion,.saidlloclrs ing'member beingadapted for engagement with thenotch of an' adjacentgiilm.l hanger.

unit., securely in spaced relation upon the bar and Vthe number ofhangers may'v be readilyincreased `or decreased upon removal of the' endhangerwhich serves to secure the other 5.o-Alilm hanger unit comprisinga lsheet ,Y

metal bod p member formed lby bending; out! a partly cutout 'aortion'ofthe material, saidv flange being'ac apted toirest uponra supporting bary member, a' flange on said body i' passed through the openingthusformed,

and a tongue secured to said body member and adapted to engage the lowerside. ofsaid bar@` f f y 6, A. nlm hanger Vunit comprising a sheetmember formed by bending over ,a partly cutout portion of the material,being adaptedto rest 'upon a supportingbar passed through thevopeningthus formed, a resilient member vsecured tosaid body memf ber, a tongueon the upperend of saidfresilient member adapted to enga-ge the lowerVside of said bar, andmeans onthe .lower end of said resilient member.for-holding a-Vfilm clip. Y 'Y Y Y A film hangerY unitcomprising, a bodymember, a'cap onthe upper end of said body member for securing andprotecting a film' order, and means on the llower end of said ingposition.'V v Y Y Y A 8. A film, hanger .unitcomprising a .sheet metal jbodyy member,A a cap/.pivoted on.,the upperendiotsaidbeaymemberorsecuringsaid flange 110 metal bodyrnember, a flange on saidbody n bodymemberfor holdingzalmindepende;

and protecting a fhn order, and means on secured to said body member,and means on the lower end of said body member for holdthe lower end ofsaid resilient member for ing a lm in depending position. holding a.film clip. 10 9. A film hanger comprising a sheet metal In testimonywhereof I lhereunto affix my 5 body member, a cap pvoted on the uppersignature.

end of said body member for securing and protecting a film order, a.resilient member GUSTAF E. TORNSJO.

